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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 May 1946, Page 6

There seems to have been much high and resounding oratory at a recent farmers dinner in London. The National farmers Union was. entertaining a conference of in |; erl ? a " tional agricultural producers. One of tne guests was Mr. Bevin, who did not speak with his usual blunt simplicity. Pe^SL^T^ 3 not yet recovered from the effect of Mr. Molo tov. So he talked about “bringing economic factors into their proper relation with political factors so as to bring about world peace.” By this he probably means that if there was an abundance of food for everyone his task would be easier. He proceeded to say: “It is by bringing jth producers into real harmony with the masses through higher living standaids th diplomacy can fulfil its functions. in sounds well, but fine words butter no P* rs For even our local standards of living seem to be falling off in some ways, examp my grocer tells me I may have only half an e°g a week, which is not so good. Perhap this regulation was copied from some a S a “ a d Maori edict which imposed a ration of half a moa’s eeg a week, which mignt have been reasonable. But half a pullet’s egg a week is a poor effort towards Mr. Bevm s hi o her m in g standard.”—“Civis” in the Otago Daily Times.